This study is based on ethnographic field research with bank union leaders in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul to analyze the mobilization strategies implemented by bank unionism during the first year of the pandemic, as well as the possibilities and challenges of union action. The results showed that the union's confrontations were not limited to the usual agendas, such as guaranteeing wages and working conditions, with a shift in mobilization strategies towards defending the health and lives of workers. The author points out that, despite the unforeseen social distancing and consequent restrictions on union activity, the mobilization process continued, predominantly through digital means. The article also observes that the COVID-19 pandemic also allowed for the reinvention of union action, focusing on the safety and protection of the lives of bank workers and their families.
